Let me start by saying I have never been a fan of caramel. Kind of a funny way to start a blog right? Not if I say that this recipe made me love caramel! There are quite a few blogs with caramel recipes. I looked at few and kind of made a combination of all of them. :)
If you have never made homemade caramel sauce then you will NEVER want to buy store bought again after trying this recipe!
Ingrediants:
1 cup sugar
1/4 water
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
In a saucepan, combine the water and sugar. Over medium heat stir until sugar dissolves; about 5 minutes. Once the sugar is dissolved raise the heat to medium high and swirl the pan occasionally until the sugar starts to show an amber color. It can take about 7-10 minutes. It's important not to scrape the sides of the pan or splash the sugar water up the sides.
While you are waiting on the sugar to turn amber, get all of your other ingredients ready to pour in because the next steps happen really fast. Once it is Amber, add the butter into the pan and lightly stir the butter to get it to dissolve. As soon as it has melted remove it from heat and quickly add the cream and vanilla. Lightly stir again (Don't scrape the sides!). Prepare for it to sputter and splash when you add the last few ingredients. It's perfectly normal, just be careful not to burn yourself. Wait for it to cool and put it in a jar or bottle of your choice. Refrigerate and enjoy.
I used a small Kerr jar with the idea of warming it up in hot water on my stove top.
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